Michael Jackson died at the age of 50 ahead of a high-profile comeback

When and how did Michael Jackson die?

In his testimony, Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray said he found the singer in bed and not breathing on the afternoon of June 25, 2009.

The pop legend had been rehearsing past midnight on the night of June 24, ahead of a series of comeback concerts at the London O2 Arena, and had not left his bedroom in the morning.

After trying to revive Jackson for five to ten minutes without effect, Murray called paramedics who performed CPR on the singer for 42 minutes at his house in the Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, before he was taken to the hospital.

The ambulance arrived at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre at 1.14pm, and Jackson was pronounced dead after over an hour of attempted resuscitation at 2.26pm.

Michael Jackson died of an overdose of the drugs propofol and benzodiazepine after suffering a cardiac arrest.

An autopsy also found the drugs midazolam, diazepam, lidocaine and ephedrine in his body.

In the trial of Murray, the defence claimed that the singer had overdosed on the drugs himself after the physician left him in his bedroom on the day of his death.

However, the prosecution claimed Murray was incompetent and had used the anaesthetic propofol without the correct safeguards, and a jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011.

Jackson's personal physician was sentenced to four years in prison, but was released in October 2013 after serving less than half of his jail term.

The singer had a long history of health problems and had sparked concerns a month before his death after postponing several of his high-profile comeback concerts.

In the new twist, 11 of his accusers have stepped forward to demand that his remains be exhumed for DNA tests.

Radar Online alleged that “proof of crimes” lie “buried with the King of Pop.”

The website said that Jackson’s body “may be exhumed from its crypt to prove he was a serial molester” after further alleged sex assault victims stepped forward claiming they were abused by the star.

The sensational claims have been slammed as completely “untrue” and “malicious” by the Michael Jackson Estate.